Two reports dated June 23 2008 describe claims from two Iraqi men – both of them Shias – who alleged they were punched and kicked by unidentified British soldiers.

Both men, according to the reports posted on the Wikileaks website, suffered injuries that would have been consistent with their claims. There is no apparent record of an investigation taking place into the allegations.

Another entry on the log – dated September 2 2008 – records a complaint made by an Iraqi civilian who had been working with the Americans.

He alleged that British troops had dragged him through his own house and repeatedly dunked his head in to a bowl of water and threatened him with a pistol. But the log also records that an absence of injuries and inconsistencies in his story cast doubt on his allegation.

In connection with US troops, the logs reveal numerous claims of assaults on detainees, particularly by marines.